Area: Long Compton, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire
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£1,604
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Full description
A delightful 5/6 bedroom Grade II listed cottageDescriptionSchool Cottage is a delightful 5/6 bedroom Grade II listed cottage restored by the current owners to an excellent standard and situated on a no-through road in this sought after village.The property offers a wealth of character including original flagstone flooring, exposed timbers and a number of fireplaces including a rather special inglenook fireplace in the drawing room. Offering contemporary yet classic accommodation, the spaces flow to provide excellent entertaining space and versatile accommodation for family and guests.The cottage offers a classic modern kitchen which could be extended, subject to the necessary consents. There is a generous sitting room and breakfast room with stripped floors and double doors out to the rear terrace, a useful study, family room and ground floor bedroom with en suite bathroom. This could also be used as an additional reception room should it be required.The first floor comprises 5 double bedrooms, a family bathroom and separate shower room. All the bathrooms have been replaced by the current owners to a high specification.To the rear of the property is a large terrace ideal for al fresco entertaining. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with a range of beds, mature shrubs and trees with a further terrace at the rear of the garden to catch the sunshine throughout the day.Services Mains water, drainage and electricity. Biomass boiler.LocationSchool Cottage is located in a secluded position in the heart of Long Compton, a sought after South Warwickshire village. Within Long Compton is a village shop, an excellent public house, primary school and church, and access to a network of footpaths and bridleways linking to the nearby villages of Whichford, Great Rollright and Little Compton.Additional local shopping facilities can be found in the market towns of Shipston-on-Stour, Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping Norton including supermarkets and a variety of shops, with Daylesford Organic Farm Shop just outside nearby Kingham. Further leisure and more comprehensive shopping facilities can be found in the commercial centres of Cheltenham, Oxford, Stratfordupon- Avon and Banbury. Soho Farmhouse is just a 20 minute drive away.In addition to the village school in Long Compton, there is further state and grammar schooling in Stratford, Warwick and Chipping Norton. Private schooling includes Kitebrook, Kingham Hill School, Cheltenham Ladies, Cheltenham College and Dean Close.Sporting and leisure facilities within the locality include equestrian activities, golf at Chipping Norton, Brailes and Broadway, and racing at Stratford and Cheltenham.Square Footage: 3,073 sq ftAdditional InfoHolding Deposit : £1,603.85 ( 1 week )Deposit Payable : £9,623.08 ( 6 weeks )Minimum Term : 12 monthsRent must be paid monthly in advance
Rules for how fees will be charged for Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST) are different to how fees will be charged for Non-Housing Act Tenancies (nha). All our fees and charges are shown including VAT.
Housing act tenancies (AST)
Holding deposit Equivalent of one weeks rent
Changing tenancy documents once signed £50, or any reasonable costs incurred if these are higher than £50
Deposit: Annual rent less than £50,000 Equivalent to five weeks' rent / annual rent £50,000 or more Equivalent to six weeks' rent
Change of sharer £50 for one reference and a new tenancy agreement, or any reasonable costs incurred if these are higher than £50
Early termination (at landlord’s discretion) All costs incurred by the landlord for allowing early termination including the agent's existing or re-letting fees
Stamp Duty Land Tax Payable on tenancies where the rent exceeds £125,000
Bank charges if you ask us to pay an overseas account we’ll charge £30 per payment
Late, unpaid, returned rent payments 3% above the base rate of Bank of England per annum, calculated daily
Lost keys Any cost for the replacement of keys, fobs, security devices or associated items
non-housing act tenancies (nha)
Pre Tenancy Application Charge (ptac) Equivalent of one weeks rent or £600. If you withdraw from the tenancy: Private tenancies - minimum of £300 per person. Company tenancies - minimum of £600
Tenancy paperwork £360
Company reference checks £120 per reference
Deposit Usually equivalent to six weeks rent / with pet eight weeks
Check-in and/or out From £120 to £620 approx. Check your tenancy agreement to confirm who is responsible for paying this charge
Call out services (inc out of hours) £60 per hour and/or the contractors invoice where your actions or lack of actions result in us or a contractor attending the property to remedy the situation
Last minute cancellation of pre-arranged visits £60 per visit and any contractor invoice
Hourly rate £60 plus any replacement costs if we or the landlord have to replace any damaged items, or return any fixtures or fittings to their original position, as per the inventory
Any overseas payment charges £30 per payment
Late/unpaid/returned rent payments £60 late payment charge and 3% above the base rate of Bank of England per annum, calculated daily
Change of sharer £475 / Additional sharer (at the same time) £100
Renewal negotiation £200 for each renewal. If additional referencing is required £45 per reference
Changing tenancy documents once signed £180
Early termination (at landlord’s discretion) All costs incurred by the landlord for allowing early termination including the agent's existing or re-letting fees
Stamp Duty Land Tax payable on tenancies where the rent exceeds £125,000
Bank charges if you ask us to pay an overseas account we’ll charge £30 per payment